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Synopsis of the Friday Sermon)

Betrayal of trust/treachery

Huzuraba based his Friday Sermon
today on betrayal of trusts. Reciting verse 28 of Surah Al Anfal (8:28) Huzuraba
explained that one who indulges in the ill
of betrayal of trust is one who does not honour the rights of God or the rights
of mankind. The Holy Quran terms such a person as kha’in. Huzuraba said
this betrayal also connotes looking at something that one is not permitted
to look at. With reference to last Friday Sermon on purdah/hijab Huzuraba said
some ladies have raised the issue that perhaps men were not addressed in the
sermon although Huzuraba had adequately mentioned ghad e basar (lowering of the
eye) while speaking to men. Huzuraba said today under the subject of betrayal
he would re-iterate that not restraining one’s eyes according to the
Islamic teachings is in fact a betrayal of the trust for the eyes.

Likewise
Huzuraba said if we are disloyal to the teachings of our faith then we will
be disloyal to each other. He said when we allow materialistic values
to enter our daily life and rely on falsehood then we surround ourselves
with unscrupulous people and thus get into a spiral of betrayal of trusts and
treachery.
He said it is the duty of each Ahmadi to be extremely cautious in how they
conduct themselves; it is our task to maintain trustworthiness. Citing verse
108 of Surah Al Nisa (4:108) Huzuraba said we ought to keep the excellent model
of the Holy Prophetsaw in mind and be always fair
and not encourage partiality and bias.

Huzuraba related several ahadith to
further elucidate the subject. The Holy Prophetsaw said that a
believer could possess all other
bad habits apart from telling falsehood and treachery. He enjoined not
to betray the trust of one who has betrayed your trust, he taught that to give
advice
carelessly is also a betrayal of trust. The Holy Prophetsaw said
that may that person flourish who relates something in the
exact manner in which he hears it. He enjoined that there could be no betrayal
of trust in three matters: the sincerity of intention in working for Allah,
goodwill of Islam and adherence to the community of Muslims. Elaborating
the three issues Huzuraba counselled that we should not just aspire to hold
office
within the Community, rather we must pay the dues of service, make correct
use of the office in that have the same rules for friends and others. Huzuraba
said we should have a sense of goodwill for each other and strictly adhere
to the system of the Community and not make unnecessary protestation, as
this too is a betrayal of trust.

Huzuraba said Allah shall look upon the act
of that husband as the most awful betrayal who talks about the private details
of his wife. Huzuraba admonished
about the appalling practice by some of publicly speaking about the private
details of their spouses after divorce.

Huzuraba stressed upon the paying
back of loans and said it was a terrible betrayal of trust to be slack and
negligent in this matter. Citing hypocrisy
as a betrayal
of trust, Huzuraba expressed his displeasure at some people anonymously
and non-specifically complaining about office holders of the Community.
Huzuraba
said whatever anyone
has to say should be pointed out directly and honestly. He said the
Holy Prophetsaw had identified a hypocrite as
one who betrays
a trust, tells lies, breaks a pledge and is verbally abusive in a conflict.

Huzuraba
drew attention to the fact that payment of subscriptions to the Community
is a trust as well, he said in that respect he would
remind
everyone that
the financial year of the Community ends in June.

Huzuraba read some
excerpts from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) on
the subject of betrayal of trust. The Promised
Messiah
(on whom
be peace) enjoined not to take pride in the fact that one has
taken his pledge of allegiance unless one is pure at heart and in complete
submission
to Allah.

In conclusion Huzuraba prayed that may Allah enable us
to honour our trusts with the best of intentions and avoid all manner of
betrayal
of trust.